Microfinance in Africa: Is it Either the Problem or the Solution?

World Development

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1081-1093

  Buckley, Graeme ^a  

^a Dept for International Development ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FINANCIAL PROVISION; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INFORMAL SECTOR; MICROFINANCE; SMALL ENTERPRISE;

GHANA; KENYA; MALAWI;

EID: 0031428929     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(97)00022-3     Document Type: Article

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